Jack.



W. J'. PAGE. funx.- APPLIGATION HLnb xmms. 1,912;

Patented Nov. 1s, 1913. j

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Specieation of Letters Patent.

T 0 all whom may concern.' I

Be it known 'that I, WILLIAM J. PAGE, `Aa citizen of thel United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent, and Sta-te of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Jacks, of'whlch the following is a specification..

My present invention relates to ]acks, and its objecty is to provide an improved jack f or raisinga vehicle, as an automobile, to lift b v one operation of the jack all the vehicle wheels from the ground. This object 1s attained by, and lmy invention finds a preferable embodiment in, )the mechanism herein after described, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1- is a plan view of the jack; Fig. 2

is a sideelevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a plan,

view, illustrating inbreken lines the positien of a vehicle lifted thereby. Flg. Lis a side elevation of the same, the near vehicle wheels being removed by the line of section A-B of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section of certain partis on line C-D of Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse vertical section of such part-s on a line corresponding to line E-F of Fig. 5.

The jack illustrated in the drawings has a lever adapted to raise one of the axles 1 of the vehicle, and comprising the members 2, 3, fulcrumed on suitable supports 36, 4 at 5, 6 respectively; these members are spaced at their fulcrum ends suiliciently apart to provide secure points of support for said axle toward the wheels 7, 8 thereof respectively, and atl their opposite ends are connected as by the plate 9 so '.o be operated as one lever. 'lhis jar/lt also has a second lever adapted to rais .ithe other vehicle axle 10, simultaiwously with the operalimi of the lever raising axle 1. This second lever has members ll, 12. having fulcrlims 13, 14 which tulrrums are adapted to be raised and lowered, as by turning the sul'vporting posts l5. lll of such {ulm-ums ou their` fulcrum pivots 13, 14 to a vertical positnn as shown in solirl lines to raise theI tulrums. and to an approximately horizontal position as shown in broken lines to lower such fulcrun'is. The fuh'rum enfl'; of these members are adapted to he separated in the position shown in solid lines to provide secure points ot' support for the axle 10 toward the wheels 17, 13 thereof respectively, and at their opposite cuds removably and pivotfally rest by suit- .a second lever adapted to engage able notches 19 on the hooks 20, 21 carried by the plate 9, so that all the lever members 2, 3, 11 and 12 may be simultaneously raised and lowered bysuitable means. Such means, as illustrated, comprise a toggle having toggle arms 22 and 23 with the pivotal Connection 24 on which pivot turns an antifriction roller-25 adapted .to support the levers through the plate 9 on whose under side it is adapted to roll. The free 4ends of' these arms are moved toward each other to raise the jack, and oppositely to lower it, by a screw havin right hand threads :26 carrying the nutI 2g ivoted to the lower end of arm- 22, and le t hand threathA 23 carrying the nut 29 pivoted to the lower end of arm 23, so that by rotating this screw, as by the supports 36, 4, as bye frame 35, for 'convenience in moving the machine about.

The jack is operated as follows: The arms l1, 12 are moved toward each other in the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 3,

l'their supporting posts 15, 16, being turned to` their horizontalposition shown in broken lines in said figure, thescrew having been first turned to separate the nuts and lower the jack. The vehicle is now run over the lowered ai'ns from the right hand side of said ligure, and to the position shown in Fig.` 3; the arms 11,V 12' are separat-ed to the position vshown in solid lines in said ligure, and their supporting posts are raised to their vertical position. The scie-w'bei'ug noW rotated by the crank handle. the lever arms rise simultaneously and lift the vehicle by engaging its axles, so that the wheels clear the surface.

Notcontining myself to the construction shown and described, I claim:

1. In a jack for vehicles, a lever adapted to directly engage an axle of the vehicle naar its wheels and having its fulerum sa'tionary,

the other axle of the vehicle near its Wheels,and means for simultaneously operating both levers, the distance between the levers fulcrums being greater' than that. between their' pointsl of such engagement.

UNITED VsIn-rriiis' PATENT armor.. i

WILLIAM J. PAGE, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,.ASSGN i i I lo Pneu cn'ronn'rrou, A CORPORATION or MroHaGAN/i Patented Nov. 18, 1913;

v2.v In 'a jack for vehicles, a `lever adapted to raise an axle ofthe vehicle, a second lever adapted to raise the other axle of4 the vehicle,

, comprising arms adapted to raise the other axle of the vehicle and being laterally separable at their fulcrum ends, means for supporting the fulcrums of said' arms in la raised position and releasing them therefrom, and means for simultaneously operating said first mentioned gever and said arms.

5. In a jack for vehic es, a lever' adapted to raise an axle of the vehicle, a second lever adapted'toraisethe other axle of. the vehicle, ard'a toggle for raising bot-h leversv simultaneously. I A

6. Ina jack for vehicles, a lever adapted to-raise alraxle of the vehicle, a second lever A adapted to raise the other axle of the vehicle,

a toggle for raising both levers 'simultaneouslysaid toggle comprising downwardly extending toggle arms,`and a screw having oppositely threaded portions, one portion carrying a nut connected to one toggle arm and the otherlfportion carrying a nut corinected to the other toggle arm.

7.`In a jacll for vehicles, a lever adapted to raise an axle of the vehicle, a second lever adapted to raise the other axle of the Vehicle, a toggle for raising both levers simultaneously, 'said toggle comprising downwardly extending toggle armsfprovided with supporting rollers, and a fscrew having oppositcly threaded portions, one portion carrymg a not connected to one toggle arm and 4ya reggere the other portion carrying a nut connected to the other toggle arm.

8. In a jack for vehicles, a lever adapted to raise an axle of the vehicle, a second `lever adapted to raise the other axle of the vehicle, and a supporting post on which\one lever is fulcrumed, said post being adapted to be turned on such fulcrum to one position to lower such fulcrum and to another position 'to raise it, and means for simultaneously operating both levers.

9. In a jack for vehicles, a lever adapted to raise an axle of 4the vehicle, a secondlever adapted to raise the other axle of thevehicle, each said lever comprising two arms whose rulcrum ends areseparated and whose free ends are connected between the fulcrums, and means supporting said free ends lfor simultaneously operating the levers, .whereby the jack is supported at five.

points,-the four fulcrums, and the supporting operating means between the fulcrums.

10. In a jack for vehicles, a leverada ted to raise an axle of the vehicle, a secon lever comprising arms adapted to raise the other ax e of the vehicle and being pivotally related at their free ends and separable at their fulcrum ends, and means for simultaneously operating both levers.

11. In ajack for vehicles a lever adapted to raise an axle of the vehicle, a second lever adapted to raise the other axle .of the vehicle, a toggle for operating both levers simultaneously, said toggle comprising downwardly-extending toggle arms, and a shaft l rotatable in a member connected to vone toggle arm and having a.screwthreaded .portion carrying a nut connected t'o the other toggle arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WILLIAM J. PAGE.

y vWitnesses: I

MARY SCHUTE, i

MARY Toonen. 

